Come and see, feed and stroke our beautiful fallow deer, our wonderful collections of peacocks, waterfowl, pheasants and the amusing pygmy goats ... all very tame and will feed from your hand!
Fairy & Wizard World
Prinknash Abbey Nr Painswick, Glos. GL4 8EX Open seven days a week 10am-5pm Under 2 years go FREE
For more information please call 01452 812727 or visit www.thebirdanddeerpark.com
Celebrate your child’s birthday in the ‘Mad Hatter’s Marquee’ or ‘Teal’ the Gypsy Caravan 1-6 MAY CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL Headlining at this year’s jazz festival are Madeleine Peyroux, Van Morrison, Laura Mvula, Lianne La Havas and the new king of vocal jazz Gregory Porter. Visit www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz for times and tickets. 4 & 11 MAY CAER GLOW OUTDOOR BOWLS CLUB Join us for our Open Days between 10am4pm. Come and have a go. 9 or 90, Male or female. Beginner or experienced bowlers. All welcome. Tea & biscuits provided. Large car park. For more info contact Kay on 01452 698266. Sissons Road, Longlevens. 11 MAY THE RANDWICK WAP An Ancient procession led by the Mop Man swishing his mop to clear the crowds with the Mayor and Queen being carried through the streets surrounded by flag boys and cheese bearers. The Mayor is then dunked in the Mayors ponds and doused in spring water. Two Double Gloucester cheeses are rolled down the hill at Well Leaze and the festival continues with music, dancing and entertainment.
Fairy & Wizard World is returning again to the Bird Park on Saturday’s 18th and 25th May from 11.30 am. The staff have been working hard to create this event and there is lots of fun in store. Of course dressing up is all part of the enjoyment to set the scene for the face painters who will work their magic! The children can create their own miniature Fairy Grottos in the activities tent, and this will then be followed by lunch in the Gypsy Caravan. The ticket price is £10 for children which includes entry to the park, the activities tent, lunch in the caravan and face painting. Accompanying adults will be charged the normal admission fee.
For more information call on 01452 812727 or visit www.thebirdanddeerpark.com
www.randwick.org.uk. Free entry, small charge for programme and parking. 12.45pm start. 15 MAY JUST COLOUR
Learn how to style your home with colour from the experts. Absolute-Academy School of Interior Design has teamed up with the Cotswolds’ leading supplier of fabrics – Just Fabrics – to host this special event. Participants will receive: Illustrated talk and hands-on workshop, materials to create your own mood board, access to hundreds of fabrics, complimentary glass of Bucks Fizz, 20% discount voucher for Just Fabrics. 10am-12.30pm. £45. Just Fabrics
Cheltenham showroom (next to Waitrose upper level car park). Limited places. To book: call Jane Saunders 01993 823690 or visit www.justfabrics.co.uk. 24-26 MAY LECHLADE FESTIVAL A family friendly music orientated festival weekend featuring over 60 bands, 3 stages, burlesque revue, comedy and entertainment including belly dancing. Refreshments, real ale and stalls. Camping available. Visit www.lechladefestival.co.uk for more information and tickets. 24-27 MAY TALL SHIPS – GLOUCESTER DOCKS The famous Gloucester Tall Ships Festival will take place in the city’s historic docks. Visitors will be invited to board the Tall Ships on the Saturday and Sunday. Wristbands will be on sale in advance which are valid for the whole weekend and accompanying children will go free. A flotilla of ships will sail into the docks between 12 noon and 1pm on the Friday and High Orchard and Llanthony Bridges will be raised to make room for the tall masts before they moor in the main basin for the festival weekend. www.gloucesterwaterwaysmuseum.org.uk /events.
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